Bahadur Shah (1707-12) on horseback. Mughal, c.1710. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. ‘Charba,’ after an original of c.1680; fragmented at edges and laid down on card. 210 by 285 mm; page 325 by 248 mm. The emperor is mounted as for battle on an armoured stallion. A general sta...
An officer in consultation. Murshidabad, c.1770. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Numbered 64 in Persian inventory note. Gouache with gold; applied border of grey paper. 288 by 206 mm; page 325 by 225 mm. Reverse: main outlines of the picture roughly traced. An officer, probab...
Bahadur Shah I (1707-12). Artist(s): Hunhar (fl. 1740-70)
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Bahadur Shah I (1707-12). By Hunhar, Lucknow, c.1760. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed above in Persian: ‘tasvir-i bahadur shah badshah, ‘amal-i hunhar hal’ (a picture of the emperor Bahadur Shah, the work of the present Hunhar); numbered 59 in Persian inventory note; on...
Prince Dara Shikoh, oval head and shoulders portrait. Artist(s): Chitarman (fl. 1640-70)
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Prince Dara Shikoh. By Chitarman, Mughal, c.1640. Richard Johnson Collection. Purchased 1807. Inscribed beneath in Persian: ‘‘amal-i rai chitarman’ (the work of Rai Chitarman); numbered 60 in Persian inventory note (partly repeated on a slip of paper pasted to the top of the border); on reve...
